St. Andrew's Eve

St. Andrew's Eve (29.11) in Poland is a special night - a night for fortunetelling! Traditionally it was for young girls to ask when and to whom they will get married, but also what will happen in the forthcoming year and other questions. I thought it would be a good time to ask a question that's been bugging me for years now.

There was a person in my life with whom the relationship was always difficult. We were strongly drawn to each other, but he couldn't make up his mind of what he wants from me, which caused a lot of suffering, of course. Even though the pulling towards him was so strong, that recently I started suspecting, that maybe we've met in former lives? In fact, I'm not even sure if I believe in reincarnation, but somehow the idea appeared in my mind. Although I haven't been romantically involved with him for years, the problem still bothers me.

So I asked the cards whether we've met before and what to do. I used Jolanda Tarot for the first time and the power of the message surprised me!

The middle row:

1. Who I was? VI The Lovers

2. How was our first meeting? XIX The Sun

3. Who was he? King of Wands

The one card below:

4. What is the reason of our relations being so complicated? 4 of Cups

Three cards at the bottom:

5-7. What happened in the past? 10 of Swords, 5 of Swords, Queen of Swords

Three cards at the top:

8-10. The path to heal that relation. 2 of Cups, 3 of Cups, XII The Hanged Man.

So if we've met, we were important to each other, maybe even a married couple, but there came a lot of suffering (probably to him - 5 of Swords), maybe because of me (Queen of Swords). The Swords are so expressive... That's why he was reluctant to be with me and at the same time drawn to me. The things I can do: continue as friends, be kind to him, not do anything harsh and maybe some meditation would be good. But everything should be fine. I see peace there.

Well... Who knows? :)

The best day

Well... in the end I BOUGHT THEM! The Alexander Daniloff Deck is in my possession now and I must say it's GORGEOUS. It's simply a piece of art. But because I don't like to have decks that I don't use and only stare at them from time to time, I use this deck for exercise also.

Some people will think it a blasphemy, but I'm actually thinking about rounding the corners. They look beautiful, but they're too spiky for my sensitive hands!

I'm going back home soon for two weeks and I want to meet my friends, so I have to organize a group meeting. I asked the cards, which day would be best for that purpose: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday or Tuesday.

I pulled XIV Temperance, Knight of Cups, 5 of Wands, 4 of Cups, 9 of Wands.

Wednesday (Temperance) and Thursday look good for a meeting (Cups being social). On Friday many people will probably have plans made already (5 of Wands). Monday looks like you can relax and be social too (4 of Cups), Tuesday is full of responsibilities (9 of Wands).

What chances do I have?

I sent my text to a publishing house X around two months ago and am trying to wait patiently... But I started thinking about a publishing house that is second on my list, if X doesn't accept the text. To keep my tarot exercises going I pulled cards for what chances would I have in publishing house Y.

I pulled three cards: Queen of Cups, 6 of Swords, 7 of Pentacles.

For me it looks quite welcoming. The main character of the novel is female and there is a lot about women (Queen of Cups). The water on the card looks to me like a path - a new path for me. 6/Swords could mean a turning point in my writing "career", 7/Pentacles would mean that I would have to wait, but it's totally normal when it comes to publishing anything.

By the way, these are my newly trimmed Tarot of the Magical Forest. I think it looks beautiful without borders!

Cold

It seems I caught a cold and I wanted to know how it will be the next four days. I pulled one card for each day: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

I pulled 4 of Swords, XV The Devil, V The Pope, 9 of Wands.

Tuesday will be without changes, I will feel the worst on Wednesday or maybe I will infect someone else... Thursday will bring better health and on Friday I should be quite OK.

There might also be a suggestion for me to stay at home on Tuesday in order to get physical energy the next day. The Devil appeared in the spreads as a rush of energy before. Hopefully I can go to my German class on Thursday (The Pope).

Update: indeed I stayed at home (and a bit in bed) on Tuesday. On Wednesday I felt not perfect yet, but much better - only the weather was disastrous and I feld CHAINED at home ;) Today (Thursday) I attended German class again.

The injection

I'm having an iron injection on Thursday and I wanted to know how it goes. I've never had anything like that done, so I felt a bit anxious, in spite of the doctor telling me I will feel great after that and there's no need to worry.

I pulled 3 cards: 8 of Wands, Page of Wands and VII The Chariot.

The cards are obviously telling me to trust the doctor. I should get a lot of new energy that I'm now lacking!

Edit: the cards actually meant, that 8/Wands was something overwhelming, because the injection/infusion didn't go well and I had to try a new method: Page of Wands (taking tablets instead). After that I've really gotten well - The Chariot :)

Rounded them!

After trimming my Tarot of the White Cats, I had a problems, because they were quite spiky and thus shuffling them was not comfortable. I couldn't find any corner rounders here, so in the end I decided to round them simply by scissors. Now they feel fabulous!

Tactics

Since I wanted to tell that person what they needed to know, but I didn't want to hurt them, I asked tarot for tactics - what will work best.

I got 8 of Pentacles, XIII Death and VI The Lovers.

It seemed a logical tactic for me: first praise that person's hard work, then go with the hard part, and in the end stress good points I saw in their work.

I did exactly that and it seems that our meeting went good :)

What will the reaction be?

I found myself in a situation in which I have to choose whether to tell somebody something that can be difficult to them, but help them grow as an artist - or not to tell them but don't hurt them. I asked the cards what the reaction to that truth would be. I simply pulled three cards.

I got 5 of Swords, VIII Justice (Rx) and 8 of Cups.

Although that person said they're OK with critique, the cards show that they might feel hurt, unfairly judged and become depressed :( To tell or not to tell...?

My heritage

I made up a spread about "heritage", the way my character was shaped. I used only Majors. The reversed cards here I see as weaker, not in full strength.

1. Inherited from my mother. IV The Emperor

2. Learned from my mother. V The Hierophant

3. Inherited from my father. XIII Death

4. Learned from my father. VI Lovers

5. Something I have in me naturally. XIX The Sun (Rx)

6. Something I learned in my life. X The Wheel of Fortune (Rx)

I was surprised how well it showed my situation! From my mother I got rational mind and willpower (IV). I learned from her to obey the rules (V). My father gave me a bit melancholic nature after him, I'm also very cautious (XIII The Death has her finger pointing up, like she's saying: "watch out!"). I learned from my father loads of empathy and how to respect other people (VI).

In spite of that melancholy in me, I never totally give up, there's always that feeling in me, that everything is going to be all right (XIX The Sun Rx, weaker). Like my mother, I like to plan things, but only to some level. After that level I prefer to wait and see what comes (X The Wheel Rx). I also dislike controlling other people.

Nobody's perfect, but I believe I received wonderful gifts from my parents. And that I am also a one of a kind human being, that has its own worth! :)

What kind of tarot reader am I?

I used Celtic Cross with positions meanings according to authors of Polish magazine "Tarocista", I. Podlaska and M. Krogulska.

1. My situation. III The Empress

2. An obstacle. VIII Justice

3. (at the top) Our ideal. 3 of Swords

4. (at the bottom) Source of the problem. Knight of Wands

5. (on the left) The past. 9 of Cups

6. (on the right) Near future. 6 of Swords

7. My attitude and knowledge. 10 of Wands

8. My environment. 10 of Cups

9. My emotions connected to the problem. 8 of Pentacles

10. The result. 4 of Wands

I have a potential and am very creative (III), but I restrain myself with perfectionism and criticism (VIII). My ideal is to connect the creative energy with intellectual understanding (3/Swords: creative III and intellectual Swords). The base of my problems is my ambition and impatience (Knight/Wands). In the past I had a break from tarot and it was connected to my mental and emotional disposition at that time (IX and Cups). In the near future it's possible for me to find a good partner for discussions (VI and Swords), for I have joined a Polish tarot forum. My attitude is... too grabby :D (10/Wands). I want too much, I want to be very good, but I don't have yet that much of experience. My environment (10/Cups) is very welcoming - I believe it's about that forum. I fear that I am too down-to-earth (8/Pentacles), but in the end I should find some balance in my desires (4/Wands).

German exam

I started German classes in May and now it's time for the exam - it's tomorrow. I asked how it would go.

I pulled V The Hierophant.

I believe it will go quite good, it's one of the best cards for education. We will see tomorrow!

Edit: The Hierophant enlightened me with his wisdom! The test went very well :)

Three fields

I tried to read tarot after some break and decided to ask about my three passions: Japanese dance, writing novels and painting watercolours. How will things with them proceed in near future? I chose "Tarot of the Magical Forest" for a change. I felt as unsure about tarot as I feel a bit insecure about that forest world...

I got VI The Lovers, Ace of Cups and XXI The World.

I believe it means that I will need to cooperate with someone to accomplish something with the dance thing - I suppose it means my husband's help in organizing performance. Maybe I will also find a disciple I'm looking for?
The Ace means that writing (which I almost gave up recently) is my true love and that in fact it pained me loose faith in my capability. There could be a chance of a publishing house accepting finally my text - there's a coin in the dove's beak! That would give me faith and enthusiasm for further writing.
As for painting, it's possible that since I'll be busying myself with writing, painting pace will be slowed and The World can represent an end of some cycle.

It all looks quite optimistic, unless I got it all wrong! :D

Tarot crisis

I'm writing to let you know that I didn't stop updating because I'm very lazy, but because of a tarot crisis. I haven't been reading tarot at all recently, so there's nothing to write on the blog. That is because I got discouraged.
I was asked by my sister to lay cards for her and so I did. Then I told her what I saw in the cards (the message looked very clear) and then... it turned out that I got it all wrong, in fact the opposite. This was one of the major reasons for me loosing faith in my tarot reading. Probably everyone has that moment of doubt - they think: "what if it really IS random and I make myself believe it isn't?". Or: "what if I don't possess the gift to read the cards?".

I'm not giving up on tarot yet. In fact, I'm writing here again, so maybe there is hope for me.

Did you guys ever have such problems?

What should I do to feel comfortable?

Because of the previous reading I asked the cards, what I should do to feel comfortable around my husband's family when I'm staying at their place. There is a language barrier.
1. What should I do? Page of Pentacles

2. What should I avoid? II The High Priestess

I should try to accept everything with openness and humour. I should avoid trying to be an ideal of wisdom, I should accept my being not able to communicate perfectly.

Going abroad

We're going for a week to my husband's family, to attend his cousin's wedding. I pulled the cards to ask how our trip will go.
1. Travel there. IX The Hermit

2. First place where we stay (family on his father's side). Page of Swords

3. The wedding. 8 of Pentacles (Rx)

4. The second place we stay (family on his mother's side). Page of Wands

5. Travel back. 5 of Cups

It's possible that there will be a delay on our travel there. At the first place I won't be very relaxed, because I don't speak their language, I will feel a bit off. The wedding will be a party of plenty, although probably wearisome to the body (I expect it to last the whole night till morning). At the second place I won't be allowed to do anything myself, because I'm a guest. Maybe the page also means my husband's uncle's blond children. On our way back we might feel new emotions, maybe discover something?

Spirit of the Day - III The Empress

This time I pulled III The Empress.

The levels were:

physical level - I supposed I will have more energy than the day before and thus I will be more active. I have resumed my dancing training today.
creative level - I will create. It turned out I spontanously baked a redcurrant cake!

spiritual level - probably I will be less pensive today. I actively worked on my notes about tarot.

Spirit of the Day - XII The Hanged Man

It's basically a card of the day exercise, but with "levels" added. I found it in "The Way of Tarot".
I pulled a card yesterday (Majors only), it was XII The Hanged Man.
Physical level - a lazy Sunday, not doing much.

Spiritual level - doing a lot of introspective tarot readings.

Interpersonal level - not really meeting anyone.

Seems it fits :)

I've made a Fool for myself

I'm really enjoying "The Way of Tarot" by A. Jodorowsky and M. Costa. I expected it to be harder to read, but when I started, I couldn't stop! It's very interesting, although I do not agree with every line written there - but again, tarot is a very personal thing. And this book made me appreciate Tarot de Marseille pictures more... I used to see them as ugly, but now I understand their sublime beauty. Also, the cards restored by Caimon and Jodorowsky are marvelous in my opinion. Maybe one day I'll buy them... I have a Fournier edition of TdM and in comparison it looks so stripped of details! And the lines are not as clean as those needle-sharp lines from Caimon-Jodorowsky cards.

When I read the "monologue of The Fool", I felt that the essence of this card is what I'm lacking right now.
"Do not be afraid of freeing the instinct, no matter how primitive. Going beyond the rational does not mean denying the mental force: be open to the poetry of intuition, to flashes of telepathy, to voices that do not belong to you, to words that come to you from another dimension...".

Although I'm reading tarot, although I'm trying to be open, the control of the intellect is very strong in me. So - on an impulse - I decided to redraw the card "Le Mat".

In "The Way of Tarot" there are reproductions of all the Major Arcana in large scale. So first I took tracing paper and traced the image by pencil. Then I turned it to its back to trace it from behind - so I could transfer it to a piece of paper. Of course I made a mistake and transferred the mirrored image instead, then the right way. But the lines were not very visible anymore. Thus I had to draw it very carefully...

Then I painted the image with watercolours, using the colour pattern from Caimon-Jodorowsky edition and with a nib and ink I drew the outlines.

Almost finished:

The result. All in all I drew every line FOUR times!

A little jewel from the past

When I was in Poland this time, I found a little jewel: a piece of paper from my notebook from 1995, when I was ten years old. It's a record from a reading that my grandma did for me. She was using normal playing cards (with 9, 10, Ace and the courts only). The spread has a gypsy feel to it and I think that the whole style of reading my grandma used was of a gypsy origin. It can be easily used for reading with tarot and it gives surprisingly deep readings. I spread it like this: cards 1-3 in lowest row, cards 4-6 in higher row, card 7 on the highest row, in the center. Why don't you try! :)

1. What was.
2. What is.
3. What will be.

4. What has to be.

5. What for your house.

6. What you don't know.

7. What's in your heart.

What happened?

Recently I was wondering, what happened to one of my favourite writers from teenage times. She used to write funny and warm books, now she turned into a preaching author and turned her characters into a parody of their old selves. Also, her texts that used to be smooth and easy to read, now are simply boring and irritating.

1. What's in her head. 3 of Swords (Rx).

2. What's in her heart. IV Emperor.

3. The reason for the change. V The Hierophant.

3 of Swords stands for sharpness of mind, smartness. As it is reversed, I see it as her mind loosing it's sharpness with age (although she's not THAT old!). In her heart she wants everything to be in order and to be the master of the situation. The reason for it all... the need to proove her own truths, to be a teacher of the youth. And maybe too strong a turn into religious zeal?

My dancing class

I decided to start giving Nihon Buyo dancing classes (I recently got a permission from my sensei) and put an advertisement about it. Then I pulled the cards to see what to expect in the next 3 weeks. I used reversals this time, because recently I'm trying to figure them out (my tarot books are still on their way!).

I used the Star spread.

The situation: XVII The Star (reversed=Rx).

What helps: 6 of Swords.

What is against: Ace of Wands (Rx).

The first week: Knight of Wands (Rx)

The second week: XIX The Sun (Rx)

The third week: 10 of Pentacles

Result: III The Empress

I don't think I should read reversals as the opposites, only as weakened meanings of the cards. So it seems that there is some hope, but not much. Advertising via Internet is good (that's what I did), for swords stand for communication and 6 is a balanced number. As for the Ace of Wands I thought it's very hot recently and people won't have energy in them to try something new. The first week, Knight/Wands - actually two people answered, but none of them can start classes. One of them didn't exclude attending my class when she's back to Switzerland (Knight - travelling). The second week promises some interested people again, but probably without good result. The third week looks like I could earn some money. The Empress as a result... I'm not sure. It could mean I'll be sitting with my hands in my lap waiting for students. Or maybe I'll earn some money. We will see!

Buying books about tarot

I have some collection of books about tarot already (among which my favourites are those by Hajo Banzhaf), but I found three more that I would like to buy. It would be best to buy them together, since I'll be buying from american Amazon, so buying one by one is not the best solution. I asked my cards how I would be happy with them.

1. Learning Tarot Reversals by Joan Bunning. Ace of Swords.

2. The Way of Tarot by Alejandro Jodorowsky. 4 of Wands.

3. The Tarot Court Cards by Kate Warwick-Smith. 8 of Pentacles.

The most promising one is the first one (Ace of Swords). It should broaden my knowledge very much. But others are also not bad cards for learning, although with the third one I will have to study hard to get good results. All in all it seems a worthy buy.

Who's guilty?

I've been to Poland for two weeks and I couldn't update here, for I was very busy. I hope that now that I'm back I will be able to write more regularly again.

We still have problems with our computer. My husband insists that it's the graphics card, tarot insists on the opposite! I actually made a spread to find out what is wrong.

1. Motherboard. VII The Chariot.

2. Memory. 3 of Swords.

3. Processor. XXI The World.

4. Graphics card. 10 of Pentacles.

5. (in the middle) Advice. 3 of Cups.

From this spread it seems that the memory is guilty. However, my husband tested it some time ago and the tests went OK. So we'll be probably exchanging the graphics card again... >.>
Anyway, the cards say that the motherboard is perfectly fine (VII), so is the processor (XXI) and graphics card (10/Pent). The advice is to ask someone for help, I suppose.

On my way to publish

I'm still trying to publish my novel as an e-book on one Polish platform, but it turned out there are obstacles, such as having to acquire an ISBN number and some difficulties before uploading the EPUB version.

How will the ISBN thing go? IX The Hermit

Advice for ISBN process. Queen of Swords

How will the platform thing go? 10 of Wands

Advice for the platform process. Ace of Swords.

The ISBN process will require a looot of patience... But I shouldn't give up, maybe also take some advice from a female writer I know. The uploading process will be a pain in the ass... A lot of work, I mean ;) But if I don't give up, I should be successful.

Oh, I just got the answer from the ISBN fellows - they require that I send them a paper version of application form, because the one I filled in and scanned is not enough for them, obviously. They can send you the numbers by e-mail, but the form must be on paper... A perfect Hermit with a white beard!

Lost my trimming virginity!

Well, I have never trimmed a deck before. Never even thought about it, before I read so many about trimming on Aeclectic Tarot Forum... I've been thinking that my White Cats Tarot has too large borders (with titles in 6 languages), but the actual pictures were rather small. So first I checked in the computer if I like the result of trimming and I did, so then the scissors came! It was acutally much easier than I thought. Now the deck looks much more beautiful, like paintings in golden frames or windows to the cat world...

I only need to find a corner rounder now, the corners are quite spiky...

After trimming the backs are not reversible anymore, but I don't worry since I don't use reversals anyway :)

Where is my coat?

I couldn't find a nice coat I got from my sister. I thought I searched everywhere and in the end I decided to ask tarot for help. Fortunately, in the newest "Tarocista", a Polish tarot magazine, there was an article about finding lost objects with tarot's help. I used Izabela Podlaska-Konkel's spread. She adapted the classical "Star" spread for it.

The top card is the chances of finding the object (XVIII The Moon). On the left: where is it? (XV The Devil). On the right: where not to search? (Ace of Pentacles). Then the story of the object: IX Strength, King of Swords and 10 of Swords. What will help? - Ace of Cups.

The chances didn't look too promising (The Moon). Acording to Izabela Podlaska-Konkel's tips, The Devil can mean various things, but some of them are: somewhere hidden, something connected to bed and sex. It can also mean the thing was stolen, so I was worried. Where not to search: in the dining room probably (a place connected to work and making money) and the kitchen (connected to food). The story: I came back after a party and pulled the coat off (XI Strength). Then maybe I got distracted by my husband (King of Swords) and put the coat into a carton box near bedroom (we've just moved here, so we still lack furniture and have a lot of boxes). Then it was covered by our spare blankets. What will help: Ace of Cups. First I thought I would have to get drunk to remember the logic I used after the party, LOL ;D But obviously the Cups mean the thing is hidden somewhere deep, in a dark place, also the bedding is mentioned in the article!

So indeed I found it under our spare blankets. Thank you, kitties! Now my husband is suggesting I should try and find a lost tube of wasabi this way...

Problems with new decks

I don't know how it is for others, but whenever I start reading with a new deck, I don't get clear readings. I need time to get familiar with the pictures, get to know the deck - and then, magically, it starts to speak to me. But at first, even if the deck is very beautiful, I don't seem to understand it. It was the case even with very easily readable White Cats Tarot deck.

Nevertheless, it doesn't stop me from buying new decks :D When I go back to Poland next week, a new purchase, Tarot of Cat People should await me there :)

German classes

We're starting German course on Tuesday. I thought it's a good excuse to pull out my old Jaśniak Tarot and see how the first lesson will go.

I asked about the teacher, the other students and the ovarall aura of the class.

I pulled Knight of Pentacles, 9 of Wands and Queen of Cups.

It seems the teacher will be a serious, methodical person. "Look at the blackboard!" - he seems to be saying, pointing on it (his Coin/shield). Maybe also not showing emotions - the Knight's face is covered by his helmet. The students will be energetic and talkative, maybe even loud? The atmosphere seems feminine - maybe there will be more women than men?

After the class I can tell how my reading worked. The students looked more like they're concentrating hard on what's going on, because the pace was fairly fast, than being loud. There were actually more men than women. The atmosphere was serious and one of the women had the hardest time of us all. So it seems that my interpretation of these two cards (9/Wands, Queen/Cups) was not so accurate, but man, the teacher! He was exactly like the guy on the card! He had broad shoulders, serious face and even a blue T-shirt!

Review: Jaśniak Tarot

I like reading deck reviews, they are very helpful when I'm thinking of buying new cards, so I decided to make reviews of the decks I own. Maybe someone will find them useful.

First allow me to introduce my very first tarot deck, the one I'm most sentimental of. It's the Jaśniak Tarot, titled after creator's name, Aleksandra Jaśniak. It is known also as "Tarot Polski" ("Polish Tarot"), colour version. Aleksandra Jaśniak made also a completely different deck known under the same name, but black and white version.

I bought this deck in the middle of nineties, being a teenager back then. I remember the excitement and the seriousness I treated my deck with. I bought it together with a companion book, but it was not enough for me to be able to read fluently. Also because of the Catholic Church's contempt for tarot I gave up on cards for many years (yes, believe me, the priests hate tarot). Only last year I came back to tarot and pulled the deck with equal excitement.

The cards have gold borders and titles in English and Polish. Strength is VIII and Justice XI (or in my deck was, until I "corrected" it with a marker... xD) and suits are: Wands, Cups, Swords and courts: Pentacles, with King, Queen, Knight and Page as ranks. Pips are non-scenic type. The backs are black, with author's initials AJ, fully reversible. It also has two blank cards.

The artwork by Anna Gałuszka is simply amazing for me. The colours are brilliant and the style daring. I just adore the court cards, their faces, clothing and hairstyles! I have so many favourite cards in this deck that it was difficult to choose for this review. The Devil with his tail in his hand, holding it like a microphone, his tongue stuck out, is just perfect! :D As the author writes, "he is to warn us about mischief we may encounter". You can click on the pictures to enlarge them.

The ones I have were printed in the nineties, but some two years ago there was a reprint, so maybe the new ones have a better card stock  Mine are matte in feel and the borders are getting a bit worn out. Also they smell strongly of printing paint, but for me it's just "a smell of tarot" I remember from my teen times :D Anyway, hopefully the new print doesn't smell, since it's not nineties in Poland anymore ;) I've seen that in America they cost 25$. You can buy them on Amazon or directly from the author herself (she lives in USA).

I like reading with these cards, although for example characters of the court cards seem to differ from classical ones. But that just adds some different angle to the reading. I recommend this deck to anyone who can read non-scenic pips.

How will the party go?

In my search of opportunities to practice reading tarot I come along various occasions in everyday life :D

Tonight we're going to a house warming party of my husband's colleague. I asked how the party would go.

I got Page of Cups, 10 of Wands and Ace of Wands.

It's a chance to meet new people and to have some fun, including alcohol (Page of Cups). It won't be boring for sure, maybe we'll even get a little bit drunk ;) (10 of Wands as a lot of fire energy and the Ace - lots of possibilities and energy as well).

After the party I can say it was a lot of fun! Indeed I met new people and stayed much longer that I planned, because it was a pleasure to spend time with them.

To buy or not to buy

I have a great desire for Alexander Daniloff's Tarot Deck. It charmed me the moment I saw the scans of the cards. The problem is the price (for me 80 euro is quite a lot!) and also a bit grim aura of the deck. I am a person who wants to read from all decks that I own, so I'm wondering whether even if I buy that deck, will I be willing to read from it?

I asked: how happy would I be with that deck? How would the readings with it be? Advice.

I got 8 of Cups, Page of Wands and 2 of Swords.

As I thought, I can be a bit overwhelmed by that deck (8/Cups), but on the other hand it can give me new, interesting readings! (Page of Wands). Advice: think well before buying... And what to do?! :D

Is my book ready?

I'm preparing to self-publish my novel that I wrote some time ago and couldn't find a publisher willing to take risk with a debut. Recently I read it again and felt sorry that it's not being read, for I had a lot of fun reading it, so I decided to make an e-book, but of course before that I made some corrections. The problem is that it's difficult to tell when to stop! So I asked my Crystal Tarot for advice.

How ready the book is? What will happen if I still keep correcting it?

I got XIII Death and 4 of Pentacles. I pulled an additional card to clarify Death, it was Ace of Swords.

Seems my book is dead ready :D If I proceed, it will be killed, it will be too much. The Ace also suggests that the text (Swords are connected to words, communicating, writing) is as perfect, as it can get. More fixing won't make it light and easily read (4 of Pentacles).

By the way, I think this deck is absolutely stunning, I love, love it!

Yoga

I of course believe yoga is very good for both your body and soul, but while thinking about physical exercises - why not make a tarot exercise too? :)

I'm thinking about coming back to my yoga exercise  I pulled 3 cards: gains for my body, gains for my psyche and a piece of advice. I got 10 of Coins, King of Coins and Page of Wands.

Yoga will give me physical health, but it will also stabilise my mind which is searching for something new - look how the King is stearing at the Page! He would probably like to get up from that chair and do some excercise! I also thought that maybe the Page is suggesting going on a yoga course rather than doing it at home. Well, for now I'll try to do it at home together with my husband. Maybe I will have to motivate him with a metaphorical stick :D

Desk

We have moved to a new apartment just recently and don't have all furniture yet. We had a chance of getting a charming (in my opinion) desk for free. We already have a large table in the living room and there wasn't a very good space to put the desk, so I asked the cards for advice. This time I used my Tarot de Marseille (Fournier version),  asking for pros and cons.

What happens, if we take the desk?

On the plus side there is 6 of Wands, which I see as my satisfaction, since the desk is beautiful (the satisfaction is mine, because my husband didn't like the desk). On the minus side, however, is The Moon, meaning probably, that I shouldn't be deceived by the charming shape - I won't be able to make good use of the desk. It will also be probably too dark to use it properly.

Graphics cards

We had a complicated situation with multiple graphics cards in our house, in the end we had two: one that was already inserted to the computer and the other, yet unpacked (we wanted to send it back). We had some doubts however, because the card A, let's call it, was using much more energy than card B and also we were not sure if it will work without problems. I told my husband to pull two cards, each for one graphics card. We got King of Pentacles for card A and 5 of Swords for card B.

It seems that indeed card A will be eating more energy, but it should be dependable. Card B doesn't seem dependable at all! There could even be some complications with computer's functioning. So we decided to send card B back :)

Starting today

I'm starting this blog hoping it will help me develop my tarot skills.

I used to be interested in Tarot, astrology and mineral stones even as a child, but later my interests faded. Only last year in Autumn my Tarot fascination rekindled. I bought my first deck in the nineties, when I was a teenager - it was a Polish deck, known as "Jasniak deck", for the author's name. A book was attached to it and it was very interesting to me, but finally I found it too difficult with non-illustrated pips and so little information on how to actually make a reading. Back then, it was my only source of Tarot knowledge, but alas, now it changed, because we have Internet now! :) I don't know exactly why and how it happened that I remembered my old Tarot interest and started searching for new sources. I learned a lot from a great forum called Aeclectic Tarot Forum  http://www.tarotforum.net

I read mostly for myself and sometimes for friends and family. Just recently I started exploring the marvels of Marseilles Tarot.

I believe I'm not very good with blogs as opposed to journaling (I've been writing my diary for 21 years now...), but we'll see how it works!